Autographic register



Aug. 30, 1932.

Y w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER 5 sheets-sheet i Filed Feb 8. 1930 Mw/diff? A118- 30, 1932- w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER vFiled Feb. 8. 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 Aug. 30, 1932. w. E.. DUNNING Y AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Feb. 8. 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 IIIIK l y gvuemtloz www;

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Aug? 30, 1932. Y DUNNANG n 13749939 l AUTOGRPHIG REGISTER y Filed Feb. 8.1950 s sneets-sneet 4 may Aug. 30, 1932. w. E. DUNNING AUTOGRAPHIC REGISTER Filed Feb. 8. 1950.

WM. HUBB N Q GENERAL MERCHANDISE PHONE 3|62 n35 E.

Marquet, Mdn..-- |93 H. CHUBB 3L Q GENERAL MERCHANDISE C -PHONE 3l62 H35 E.5ih.5t,

Marquette, Mich. I9J A Mdm WM. H. CI-IUBB 2L 50N O GENERAL MERCHANDISE O PHONE 3I62 H35 E.5ihSt WEa/'z/zing 5 sheets-sheet A5 dummy Patented Aug. 30, 1932 i .epeeeeerel REGISTER The invention relates ato :autographi .rgf' ist-ers, andfmere particularly Kto that atype @if machine in which a. plurality of stripsflpiaper, or :the frke, lare fed aerbsa ,tablefmims being 'interposed between 1i-he Strips 55er fr .records -Ipade uponthetp Strip transferrinb to the 4under @Strip LorQ-str-ps.

erationozffthemachine. i

A still further ,ohjet 430 provide il feed mechanisminclu(itin-gggJ pairotfv'feed-lolals for `ee'ding ghe papenstrips lirougllthema- Chine, anrlleqm means for: aritemafta'lly .Separating-the `feed relis iaatithe end eleh @gpemtion .of the machine in order to' pellhilt proper `eligningpfthe etrizpszbefere each of tieketsr Tslips :is fftorn dnherefrom.

Y Stili anqherobeetfofflienventoll ies-.ato provide an aligning mechanism adaptedpto engage the etrips .atfzthe completion :Qeah openatienof ,fthe machine mild-ato nfmfvhiieib stop :leverffor ljmitingtheirnmemnt 'Qff'h openating :handle iior the feed irOl'lS vIIHGJJLIIS being.` provided for withdrawing ,fthe ialfgning mechanism ,from enga-glement gwthrthe strips when theestp' leve isilmQYedOLltfQ-' lhe path ofithe;openatingrhandl. .i j

Other nbjeets of fthe invention :will :be pointed out in Y:fthle ffolilowng detailed 1 ,description o amifisllust-ratf'vl buil' plffrld Gmbodiment of the invention, or.- ;WYl-L=be ,obyi0us in connection.dierevviiffli'.4 1 w :For a more complete understanding 0f thenatureiaf-nd objects; of; the; anvntQILxl-"Q- erenceiis hadxoftheeccempanyngdrawings showing a preferred,embwimentof the venti-om'IlY-fwhicll w Figure 1 is La; side.geleyation jo-,fl` at constructed in ffaceordne .the meuf tion; 1

meme, er. 911,1 10' eem-01 MGISEFS e, @Penet'ilng @when @hemmen wels leergieably be formed of sheet metal, having an angle flange 17 at its lower end for attachment vto the wood base, as by screws 18, and the upper ends of the partition walls may be curved outward, as shown in Fig. 2, thus permitting: the record strips to'be easily Y placed in the compartments. Y

The record strip which is used in the ma.y

chine vmay be any suitable form of plural strip, Vadapted to make 'duplicat-@ftriplicate or any plurality of copies, and is preferably of the type shown in Figures 8, 9 and 10 of the drawings.

As shown in these figurestheseveral strips are formed in a single sheet adapted to be folded'longitudinally upon itself to form rthe desired number of strips, three beingor tickets upon which any desired items may be recorded, and anysuitable printed form mag be provided upon each slip.

cause of the manner in which the record strips are folded, 'these printed forms, as shown at 24, in Fig. 8, may be placed on one side of the outer strips L2O and 22, and

on the opposite side of the central strip 21. This will be obvious from an inspection ofY Fig. 9, in which it is seen that when the sheet is'folded, for use inthe machine the central portion 21 becomes the lower strip, while theA side' strips 20 andV 22 are each folded over upon the central strip.

For the purpose of recording writings on to the top strip, upon the under strips, sheets of carbon paper may be interposed between the strips, in a manner which will be later described, or certain of the strips may be provided with carbonized'under surfaces. As shown in Fig. 8, the reverse sides of thestrips 20 and 22 may be carbonized, so that when Y folded, asin Figs. 9y and 10, a writing upon the upper strip 20 willv be recorded uponthe under strips 22 andV 21. f Y

The plural record strip is folded back and forth, upon the transverse lines 23, and stored inthe compartment 13, as shown in Fig. l2. The upper end vlofthe strip is Vpassed rearward and around theroll 25, located in the upper, rear corner of the casing, and beneath the spring 26, carried by the cover hinge rod 77 of the casing.

After passing between the roll and spring, the record strip is carried forward, and over the knife 28, shaped as shown in Fig. 3, with the central, rearwardly disposed'reduced portion 29, and the reversely curved Yside edges 30, whereby the several strips aresevered,

along the lines '19, into separate strips. Y TheV plurality of strips thenV passes forward, over the table 31, which is preferably l mounted in the cover, and beneath the sight opening 32 in the cover, through which one complete slip or ticket is adapted to be exposed at a time, to permit the operator to Vto drivethe feed' rolls .as will be later de` scribed.

VAn operating handle 39 provided for y rotating the shaft 38, and may beprovided with a boss 40,. fixed upon the tubular shaft 41, which is ournalled upon the shaft 38, as by the screw 42 located. throughvthe boss and tubular shaft and having the reduced end portion extended into the :annular groove 43 formed in the shaft 38. A

- An arm 44 is xed upon the tubular shaft 41 and has'thereon the pawls 45 and 46, the pawl 45v being adapted to. engage the ratchet 47, which is fixed to the adjacent sidewall of the casing in any suitable manner, as by rivets or the like located through apertures 48 in the ratchet, and preferably spaced from said side wall as bythe boss 49. ,f

The handle 39 is thus normallyheld in the position shown in the drawings, the -pawl 45 and ratchet 47 preventing the handle from falling by gravity to a vertical position. 'The pawl 46 is arranged to engage the ratchet 50, which is fixed upon the shaft 38, for thepurpose of rotating said shaft through thelian- A gearl is fixed uponthe lshaft 38, being preferably fixed to the ratchet-50, as by rivets or the `like indicated at 52. This gear is adapted to mesh with the pinion 53, fixed uponthe shaft 37, of the upper feed roll 33, so that both feed rolls will be rotated together when the handle 39V is operated. t

Cams 54 are fixed upon the shaft 38, one neareach end of the shaft, the cam adjacent to the handle end ofthe shaftbeing preferablyattached to the ratchet 50 and gear 51 as by the rivets 52. Y Y

Each cam has a high point 55 adapted to engage the shaft 37 and move yit upward, against the pressure of the springs 36, just before ythe handle reaches the stop position,

f adjacent partitionl well l 2for other stationcurved under surface 770 `extending f-r-ogmad` jacent the pivotal point to ntheqpoin-t 7l from W-hnafel out away surface 72 extends outwird to the free enclof the arm; A spring 73 is connected to the end ofthe cui-vedersi .and to the collar1 .6 7 wto normally urge said arm ldownwardltoward the stud or :roller 6.6, whiCll iS adapted to engage the under surfaces and 72 of the arm- ,Y ,l

Astrid 74,7 which may be in the form of a screw as shown in the draw-ings, orotherwise removable, Ais carried upon the upper side ofthe curved varm 68,;a-nd adapted lto engage-the apertures 7 5 in the record strips to properly .posi-tion and ,align ythe strips prior to tearing off the slips ortickets vvnpon which the last transaction hasbeen recorded, HThe cover .27 is `provided with the depend ing sideflanges 76adapted to overlap the outer surfaces of the sidewalls of theca-sing andfis A.pivoted-at .its rear end tothe-casing. as by the rod 77. Aicurvedseparatingand de-` flecting `plate`z78 is carried ,by the cover 2,7, just forward of the feedrolls7 for separat# ing .the .under stripfromthe upper kstrip or strips, andv deflecting it downward .into the filingcoinfpartrnent 114, while rthe upper strip or` strips may be torn upon the cuttingv edge 79.

The front portion of the cover may be a separate member, as shown at 27a,V and may be pivoted tothe casing, at its forward end, as by the rod 80, the rear end being arranged to overlap the offset tongue 8l carried by the rear cover 27.

A latch is provided for normally holding the cover in position upon the casing, and may comprise the locking tongue 82, pivoted to one side wall of the casing, as at S3, and adapted to engage the depending lug 84, carried upon the insidey of the front cover section 27 o. For the purpose of normally holding the latch in locked position, an angular omi .may be provided upon the latch, and

normally, urged downward, las by the snrng',

Angerlever 87 latch, and located upon the outside ofthe easing f yfor releasing-` .latch frein engage- ,my te ,genees s es l mentwith the lugSl, when :it is desiredto remove the cover; A springSS may be 1o- Y 271 :to raise `the away 'from the' casing.k

As above described, the reversesides of eeri tain of the record "stripsnlay he eerbonized, or desireol, sheets orstrlns of Carbon peper may nter-posed between the plural record strips they ness over the table 3,1,to`prof vide for necording upon the under strip or strips, of mette-.r written upon the upper strip.

` For this purpose a we1l89=1nay be. formed t in the upper .portioofof one .side wall of the easing, for housing ,o plural roll of .Carbon paper as shown at 90, thestrips of carbon aner beine-inter osed between rthe yrecord l Strips @11d extended,transversely-across the u leohuie.` t l In the operation Yof the machine the parts are normally` in the position vshown 4in I,the

drawings,` the operating handlev being rlocated against thestoplug 57, upon the thumb lever .56, which is held in this position vlov means of the spring 6l. o i

By means of this samespring the roller or stud-66, npon the :rocker arm 65, is heldin enf'- gagernent with thehigh portion 7'Ofof the curved arm 68,-holding said Acuri/eel `arm up, against Ithe vpull of the spring 734, 4so Athatthe stud 74, Vupon the curved arm, engages the apertures 75 of the foreinostslip or ticket portions of the recording strips. In this posi f tion, the cams 54,'uponthe shaft 58,and the spring 36,A cooperate to hold the upper lfeed roll 33 downupon the lower feedroll 34, and in contact with the record strips. 4

The operatori will write; through the opensof.'

ing '32, upon .the exposedslip or .ticket ponr-` tion of the'upper strip, thewritingbeing* l p us v recorded,V `in usual manner, upon the under strip 1er strips.

"Afterrzthe writing is completed the .thumb leverfwill be pushed forward Vby the .operator, moving the `lug 57 away fromjthe stop u ue pin 91,:and .out ,ofthe path ofthe roller 58. p Thismovernent ofthe thumb lever, through Vthe shaft 59,7'throwsfthe rocker farm 60"' for- Ward,` .and through the link 62 the rocker arno 6.5 isvswung rearwar d,`loringing theroller or ,stud 66 thereon out of engagement with --the high part '70 ofthe curved arm 6.8, per.-

mttinglilhe spring ,.73 toxpullltlle curved arm downward 21nd withdrawing the-'Stud 74: from the apertures. 75 inthe @record strips, l

The operating handle/139 is then .turned inl the-direction of thearrow shownin Fig. 1

, tion, the slip or ticket portions of the record y strips, which have just been vwritten upon,

will be 'fed forward,l the lowermost record strip being deflected by thel curved deflector 7 8 and fed downward into-the filing-compartment 14, while theupper strip or strips A will passV outward over the'cover.

J ust before the handle" 'Complet'es'farevolution and reaches the stop position,'the high points vron the cams 54 will engage the shaft 37'and move it upward against the pressure of the springs 36', raising the upper feed roll out of contact with the strips.. At this point the roller 56 upon the rocker arm 65 is forcing the Vstud 74 into the apertures 75 ofthe foremost record strips, andthe separation of the feedrolls permits the stud 74 toproperly aline the strips for subsequent detachment at the cutting edge 79. y l' As the handle completes a revolution, the roller 58 thereon will again engage'th-e' stop lug 57 upon the thumb vlever Vat which time the parts will all have moved back to the position illustrated inthe drawings, the stud 74 engaging the apertures in theneXt s et of slipsV ortickets upon the record strip while the upper slip or slips which'have been fed forwardly out ofthe machine may be torn 4435 off upon the cutting edge 79.

lf it is desired to use vrecord strips without the apertures 7 6 therein, the stud 74may be removed, in which case the operation will be otherwise the same as above described.

A knob 92 may be provided upon the end of the shaft 38 opposite to the handle l39 for manually rotating the shaft if necessary from time to time to pro-perly position the parts in order to align the record strips for writing and tearing off at the proper place. iliclaim:4 M V y l l. An autographic register includingV a casing adapted to contain a plural record strip divided transversely into a plurality of ticket portions-having apertures therein,

table in the casing, feed rolls for feeding the pluralfrecord stripover said table', means for separating the feed rolls as each set of ticket portions reaches' Va predetermined position upon the table, a stud for engaging the aper tures in the foremost ticketV portions when thek rolls are separated, anpoperating handle forthe feed rolls, 4a movable stop forvthe handle, andv spring means for withdrawing the stud from said apertures whenthe stop is moved out of the path of the handle.

8. 'An autographic Y register includingV a casing adapted to contain a lplural record strip divided transversely into a'plurality of ticket portions having aperturesf therein, a table in the'casing, feed rolls for feeding the plural record strip over said table, means for separating the feed rolls as each set of ticket portions reaches a predetermined position upon the table, a pivoted arm-rotatablewith one ofthe feed rolls, a'stud upon said arm, lever "means for moving said arm to engage said stud with the'aperturesin the foremost ticket vportions when the rolls are separated, an operating 'handle for thev feed rolls, amovable stop for thehandle, and means operatively connected withy the stop forV withi ,l

drawing the studV fromthe apertures.L f

4. Any autographic lregister including vra casing adapted to contain afplural record strip divided transversely into aplurality of ticket portions havingV apertures therein, a table in the casing, feed'rolls for feeding the plural record strip over said table, meansfor separating the feed rollslasea'chfset of ticket portions reaches appredetermined position upon the table, a pivoted arm` rotatable with one of the feedrolls, a lstud upon said'arm, lever meansffor moving said armV to engage said stud with the lapertures in the foremost ticket portions when the rolls are separated, an operating handle for the feed rolls, a movable stop forv the handle, and'mea'nsffor withdrawing the stud from said apertures Vwhen the stop isl moved out of the'path of the handle.

Intestimony thatI'claim'the above, Ihave hereunto subscribed my name. j

a. table in the casing, feed rolls 'for feeding the plural record strip lover said table, means Afor separating the feed rolls as each setfof" Y ticket vportions reaches a predetermined position upon the table, astud for :engaging the apertures in the foremost ticket portions when' the rolls are separated, an Voperating i handle for the feed rolls, a movable stop for the handle, and. spring'means operatively Y connected with the stop forlwithdrawing the stud from said apertures. i

2.*An autographic' register including a casing adapted to contain a plural record strip divided transversely into a plurality of ticket portions having'apertures therein, Va

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